OSR hybrid given stiff test in grower trials

摘要

Farmers growing a new hybrid oilseed rape alongside their existing varieties are generally giving the newcomer the thumbs-up as it enters the key spring canopy building phase prior to flowering. But for one grower, cold weather combined with late drilling has meant having to pull up a proportion of the crop, along with several other varieties. Seven regular Farmers Weekly contributors are among 50 growers trialling the new Dekalb hybrid ExPower. The trial aims to assess how the variety performs alongside other oilseed rape crops using the same crop management.